World Kidney Day received good coverage in the local newspapers this week with the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser using the day to tell the tale of a Coatbridge woman who received a kidney transplant and was encouraging more people to join the NHS organ donor register. NHS Lanarkshire also received plaudits from local and national […]

There were smiles all round as it was announced a project to replace Monklands Hospital is now in the planning stages. The news was highlighted in the Hamilton Advertiser, Bellshill Speaker, Cumbernauld News & Kilsyth Chronicle and Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. The Evening Times told how Wishaw General breastfeeding support service assistant Leigh-Ann Johnstone won […]

NHS Lanarkshire received a lot of positive coverage in the press this week. The Bellshill Speaker and Motherwell Times highlighted that Leigh-Ann Johnstone took the prize for Maternity Support Worker of the Year in the Royal College of Midwives Annual Awards. The Evening Times, Hamilton Advertiser, Bellshill Speaker and Motherwell Times carried the story of […]

Another week and another award for NHS Lanarkshire was highlighted in the press as the NHS Lanarkshire Care Homes Pharmacy Service, won the Innovation & Change in Pharmacy Practice category at the Scottish Pharmacist Awards. The team picked up the gong for a pioneering initiative involving pharmacists in care homes. Many of the local newspapers […]

Several papers highlighted a special card introduced by NHS Lanarkshire that can be carried by carers in case they suddenly become unwell. The “Someone Depends on My Care” card alerts emergency services that a patient normally looks after someone, who will be missing their support while they are ill. It took the attention of the […]